Border Quilt Quilt Along Dates

The quilt along officially begins August 15 September 12. So. Far. Away.

Thankfully there are some things we can still do to get prepared and build our excitement.

Updated version coming as soon as I get this baby finished and to the quilter!

In July I will have a post with all the things you could possibly want or need for the quilt along. We will also talk shop; sewing with flannel, tools of the trade and all things quilty. It will be a great time to ask questions, but feel free to ask those at any time.

Until then you can purchase your pattern: The Border Quilt. It's available through Etsy, Craftsy and Payhip.

If you are using the Enchanted Forest fabric from Northcott Fabrics it will start shipping to stores in July. (It's yummy by the way and you should totally use it. No affiliation, but I've been playing with it, and trust me, this is going to make a beautiful, soft, snuggly quilt.) So start haunting your Local Quilt Shops so you can get in on this awesome fabric. The first day of the quilt along is Aug 15, specifically so everyone can get the flannel fabric if that is what they want to use.

If flannel isn't your thing, or you aren't feeling the woodsy feel, use whatever fabric you would like. You can go scrappy, or monochromatic, whatever your taste is, this is a great time to use those fabrics. I am going to be using Chloe from Northcott during the quilt along, because who doesn't need more quilts made with more beautiful fabric? 

Baby sized version.

PS: You don't have to make the whole quilt. The pattern is broken up so that if you want to make a smaller size (this means less borders) that you won't cut more pieces than you need.

Here are the dates for the 2018 The Border Quilt Quilt Along:

***Note There has been a change in the start up date due to shipping delays***

July 18 - Intro post

Sept 12 - Making the center (both center options will be included in this post)

Sept 26 - Checker border with two background borders

Oct 10 - Star blocks with a background border

Oct 24 - Friendship stars with a background border

Nov 7 - Pinwheels with a background border

Nov 21 - Flying Geese

Dec 5 - Finishing touches

We're going to do one pieced border and a background border (the plain strips around each pieced border) every two weeks. This will make for a slow start at the beginning, but when we get to the Pinwheels and Flying Geese units that extra time will be nice. Each week I will have tips, suggestions and maybe some funny or tearful (hey it's quilting) stories for you.

Join the Facebook group to ask questions and share your progress. If you are using Instagram use #theborderquiltquiltalong OR the really short #tbqqa so we can see your progress. I'm excited to cheer you on and make a gorgeous quilt with you!

Don't forget to grab your The Border Quilt pattern!

Etsy Printed

Etsy Digital

Craftsy

Payhip

Happy Stitching!

Jen

The Border Quilt Baby

I love the baby sized version of The Border Quilt.

It's a quick and easy sew, and is the perfect use for those sweet baby panels we can't help buying. The baby that received this one was born in Minnesota, so I used batting between the top and back for some extra warmth. It turns out, with the long winter we're having, that was a good choice.

I simply used my walking foot to stitch in the ditch and finished it off with flannel binding.

My next Border Quilt will be made using the Chloe fabrics from Northcott.  This one is going to be all for me. I think it will be the perfect quilt for snuggling under next to the campfire... you know, if winter ever leaves.

In August we will start The Border Quilt Quilt Along featuring Northcott's new flannel line Enchanted Forest.  Every two weeks we will be working on a new border and we'll have a finished quilt by the time the snow flies....again.

 The pattern is available now in three places and fabric requirements are shown:

Etsy (paper and digital)

Craftsy ( digital only)

Payhip (digital only)

If you are a store looking to order the patterns at wholesale, please email me directly!

Happy stitching!!

Jen

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